Best ski town to live in

I can only really speak for Colorado. I went to school in Golden and now live in Denver. Of course I have some bias but I think Denver is one of the best places in the country for young people to live.

The economy is better than most and housing prices are still affordable right downtown.

The city gets 300 days of sun and the saying "If you don't like the weather, wait 20 mins is pretty accurate." It can go from a foot of snow to dry roads in a day. You can wear a tee shirt in February or a parka in May.

The old moniker "Menver" seems to be fading, it is not SoCal or Arizona State but there are girls around. Go sit on 16th street and its like a fashion show some days.

If you are graduated from college and want to start a career and not a job, Denver is a good place to do that and ski and be active.

There are a few cons. I-70 is a slut, some days you can cruise right up, others for no apparent reason you are in traffic for hours. Summit country is often crowded. People in Colorado are terrible drivers. There are no good lakes, Colorado has a severe lack of surface water.

If you are not looking to start a career and just want to bum it for a while (or indefinitely) I would suggest Steamboat which is expensive but an awesome town. Or pretty much anywhere in South Western Colorado. It is so amazingly beautiful down in the Durango to Gunnison area and the skiing is awesome.

Anyway that is my $0.02

Good luck in whatever you do.
 
Heavenly gapers cant even shake a stick at Northstar Gapers... Doesn't get much more gaped out than that place...
 
This post is awesome, 99% accurate, and made me giggle.

I will just clarify that the people in Colorado are shitty drivers, but it's not the Coloradans that are shitty drivers... it's the FUCKING TEXANS.
 
I just spent a week in crested butte, at a house (not hotel) in crested butte. It was a very nice town, with the exception of some parts. You just have to get out of the downtown part and there are nice houses everywhere, and most places are very close to the mountain. The mountain had great powder and a decent park. The park didnt open till late in the day though due to snow and closed early.....before the lifts. I didnt quite get that since they dont groom till after the mountain is closed. Overrall i'd give Crested Butte an 8/10. Definitely a nice place but had some weird things I wasnt used to (like the park opening/closing), but hey if youre not into park then it'd be even that much better.
 
LEADVILLE COLORADO!...

nuff said... be an acid dealer and ski epic ness every where. its cheap living and its cold.. and the women .. well the leadville women welcome you with open legs. half hour drive to summit.. ski cooper and eldora are close.. beaver creek and vail are aboutr 45 min to and hr away.. lived there for two years... aweseom... and amazing back country.. just watch out for abandoned mines..
 
Leadville's awesome. Ski Cooper is really flat though. Eldora is not really close at all but copper's about 30 mins away. BC is great around there. As for the girls...meh
 
yeah.. the women was a joke...... i tell you what.. that town is fun.. good longboarding around there in summer... and yeah... the bc. your not fucking around.
 
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